(MILITARY) 368th Infantry Band May 1 1918 A Jack Thomas Band

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WITH NAMES OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE BAND NOTED ON THE REVERSE (MILITARY.) 368th Infantry Band, May 1, 1918, A. Jack Thomas, Bandmaster. Albumen photograph 6-1/2 x 8-5/8 inches (image size), on the original photographer's mount, 9-1/2 x 11-7/8 inches overall; tiny chip to the bottom edge of the mount. May 1, 1918 title in ink on the mount, with the name, rank and position in the band in ink on the reverse [Camp Meade, Maryland], May, 1918

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The 368th Infantry band was led by Alfred Jack Thomas, one of the first African American military bandleaders from the 10th Cavalry serving in Arizona. Thomas was on the the original "quota of four" black bandmasters in the U.S. military. Someone, perhaps Thomas himself has taken the time to list every single member of the band on the reverse of this photograph with the instrument they played, their rank etc. We have posited this because of the "signature" quality of his name on the front of the mount. Numerous African Americans serving with the 367th, 368th and 369th (The "Harlem Hell-Fighters) received commendations from the French Government.